Justin Verlander strikes out eight in Tigers' win over Angels
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander earned his 14th victory of the season on Friday, allowing just two runs on four hits over 7 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels.
Verlander walked only one batter on the day and after allowing a first inning homer to Albert Pujols, he settled in until the eighth inning when Kole Calhoun hit an RBI double off him. His eight punch outs was his most in a game since August 5th.
Verlander has a 3.33 ERA and 1.02 WHIP over 181 innings after Friday's game. He owns a 26.2 strikeout rate and a 2.88 nERD in 2016.
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